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    MAME ROW #174 - Q*bert

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    • Impman66I
      Impman66 @IanDaemon
      last edited by

      @IanDaemon Many thanks for that, didn't notice any issues until after I posted. Strange though how you cant put the * in-between a letter without making it change the format of the font.

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      • IanDaemonI
        IanDaemon @Impman66
        last edited by IanDaemon

        @Impman66 You can by escaping it; it's just that the asterisk is a reserved character.

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider
          last edited by obsidianspider

          This week's winner is Q*bert

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          • IanDaemonI
            IanDaemon
            last edited by IanDaemon

            I got 1175 with a four-way "+" joystick (instead of "x"), but I need to do something about these controls. I wonder what I can do besides turning my head/thoughts?

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            • IanDaemonI
              IanDaemon
              last edited by IanDaemon

              I was able to improve it slightly (2700), but playing with a "+" joystick isn't ideal. (I'm sure this can be beaten easily. I only made it to the second level on my custom MAME cocktail cabinet.)

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              • IanDaemonI
                IanDaemon
                last edited by IanDaemon

                I'm gonna go get my six inch tall Q*bert cabinet with its tiny "x" joystick.

                Surprisingly, I didn't do much better (3875).

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                • IanDaemonI
                  IanDaemon
                  last edited by IanDaemon

                  I managed to slightly improve (4,950) on my MAME2003 cocktail cabinet (with a four-way joystick) by standing at 45 degrees and turning my head. (It's odd that the high score screen lists the scores "top to bottom" and not "left column-right column", but...oh well.)
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                  • IanDaemonI
                    IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                    last edited by

                    It's nice than the default scores are so low.

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                    • IanDaemonI
                      IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                      last edited by IanDaemon

                      5350

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                      • IanDaemonI
                        IanDaemon
                        last edited by IanDaemon

                        7750

                        qbert-201108-125036.png

                        ( @BuZz Curious, I can no longer upload pics. Is something wrong on my end? - Cool, it works now.)

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                        • BuZzB
                          BuZz administrators @IanDaemon
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                          @iandaemon No - I will sort it (compatibility issue with nodejs v14) - It's fixed but a dependency needs to be updated but ill just downgrade for now.

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                          • BuZzB
                            BuZz administrators @IanDaemon
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                            @iandaemon Should be ok now.

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                            • obsidianspiderO
                              obsidianspider
                              last edited by

                              MAME ROW #175 is now live!

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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                              • IanDaemonI
                                IanDaemon
                                last edited by IanDaemon

                                I was able to improve slightly with an "plus" arcade stick.

                                qbert-201121-095551.png

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                                • IanDaemonI
                                  IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                  last edited by IanDaemon

                                  @iandaemon I just had an idea for a modification to my control panel that would allow me to use the same four-way joystick for this and Pac-Man/Donkey Kong without opening up the machine OR any software changes.

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                                  • IanDaemonI
                                    IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                    last edited by IanDaemon

                                    So that I don't have to stand at a 45 degree angle to play Q*bert, I thought about making a new control panel that would allow me to lift up on the stick, rotate it, and set it back down without changing wiring or settings. Here's my idea for a two layer CP , what do you think?
                                    (this is looking from below)
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                                    • IanDaemonI
                                      IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                      last edited by IanDaemon

                                      @iandaemon On second thought I really need two squares and not two pentagons/pentagrams/whatever shape that is. I wouldn't get a true 45 degree angle this way.

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                                      • IanDaemonI
                                        IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                        last edited by

                                        @iandaemon I simplified the design as far as attaching the joysticks.

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                                        • IanDaemonI
                                          IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                          last edited by

                                          @iandaemon I just searched Google and found this:

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                                          • IanDaemonI
                                            IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                            last edited by

                                            @iandaemon I just scored 12,300 with my "x" control panel. Previous MAME attempts were with a "+" control panel and turning myself 45 degrees.

                                            qbert-210224-125107.jpg

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